HOUSTON, Sept. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- alliantgroup, a leading tax consultancy based in Houston, is proud to announce the additions of Ken Wasch and Rhianna Collier to its Strategic Advisory Board.

Wasch serves as President of the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), a trade association for the software and digital content industry. Collier serves as Vice President and Managing Director of SIIA's Software & Services Division. Together, Wasch and Collier have spent their careers advocating for the software and tech industry and are committed to helping these companies stay competitive in an increasingly competitive global market.

"I am thrilled to announce these two new additions to our Strategic Advisory Board. Ken and Rhianna have decades of experience between them and understand how to help U.S. businesses in this space," said Dhaval Jadav, alliantgroup CEO. "Our Strategic Advisory Board is something wholly unique to alliantgroup, and Ken and Rhianna are exactly the type of industry experts that we want on our team."

SIIA serves its members' interests by being a resource for industry trends and new technologies and promoting regulations that support the industry as a whole. alliantgroup first partnered with SIIA last year. Since joining the association, alliantgroup has helped SIIA members claim over $5 million back in valuable tax credits and incentives.

"Rhianna and I are honored that we have been asked to serve on alliantgroup's Strategic Advisory Board. We have worked with alliantgroup for years and seen the firm accomplish some remarkable things in that time," said Ken Wasch. "I'm looking forward to continuing our work with alliantgroup as we help our SIIA members as well as the entire software industry."

alliantgroup's mission is one of education and awareness—the firm assists U.S. businesses and their CPAs in claiming powerful tax incentives. alliantgroup believes that every business, regardless of its size, should take full advantage of every state and federal tax incentive, credit or deduction available to them. Since its founding in 2002, alliantgroup has helped over 12,000 businesses claim more than $6 billion in tax savings. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, alliantgroup has offices nationwide including New York City, Boston, Irvine, Orlando, Chicago, Sacramento, Indianapolis and Washington D.C. Find more information on alliantgroup on Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter.